Mentor: Dr. Pamela J. Morris
Year Graduated: 2003
University/Degrees: Duke University, BS
Post Doctoral: Fellow, Center for Translational Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA
Awards:
• Student Research Day - 1999, Second Place - Poster Session
• Student Research Day - 2000, First Place - Oral Presentation
• Women in Science Fellowship – 2000
• Carolina SETAC 2nd place student oral presentation award 4/26/02
($200)
• American Society for Microbiology Travel Award to Salt Lake City to
present abstract ($500)
Publications:
Smithwick, A., S. Wilde, L. London, and P.J. Morris. 2001. Effects of
aerobic PCB degradation on immunotoxicity. In PCBs: Recent Advances in
the Environmental Toxicology and Health Effects, L.W. Robertson and L.G.
Hansen, Editors, The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. pp
93-96.
Meeting, Abstracts and Presentations:
Smithwick, L.A., J. Quensen, A. Smith, L. London, and P. Morris. 2002.
Impact of anaerobic dechlorination on PCB immunotoxicity, American
Society for Microbiology 102nd General Meeting, 19-23 May, Salt Lake
City, Utah. L.A. Smithwick won an American Society for Microbiology
student travel award for this presentation.
Smithwick, L.A., J. Quensen, A. Smith, L. London, and P. Morris. 2002.
Impact of Anaerobic Dechlorination on PCB Toxicity. MUSC Student
Research Day 2001.
Smithwick, L.A., J. Quensen, A. Smith, L. London, and P. Morris. 2002.
Effect of anaerobic dechlorination on PCB toxicity. Carolina's Society
for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Raleigh, NC.
2nd place winner for oral presentation.